Please Vote No to OOXML / Information on Our Delegation

[John Myshrall]

Well I received the answer from the SCC this morning. It's late but then
I'm only a citizen with no clout. As requested here are the answers.
The answer to C is not very reassuring though.

I have forwarded this information here as well http://www.ffii.org/

John


Roz Waddell wrote:
> Good Morning
> I hope the following will answer your questions:
>
> A. Who will represent SCC on DIS 29500 at the Ballot Resolution Meeting
> in Geneva?
>
> Answer: The Canadian Technical Committee on Information Technology
> (CAC/JTC1) has proposed a delegation of representatives for the BRM.  It
> may be that attendance at the BRM is limited and the delegation size may
> have to be pruned.
>
> B. When will the decision on delegates be made and if SCC is aware of
> the Dec 11 deadline?
>
> Answer:  The list of delegates has been submitted to the SC34 committee
> and acknowledged by its Secretariat Manager.
>
> C. Are our national delegates for the BRM independent enough from
> Microsoft?
>
> Answer:  It is not up to the CAC/JTC1 committee to measure any
> dependence or independence of interested parties who have volunteered to
> contribute to the process.  Canada is represented at the BRM by the
> Canadian Chair, as the Head of Delegation.  The rest of the delegation
> is there in support of the Chair's representation.  JTC1 sought
> volunteers to the process of developing Canada's vote on the ballot, and
> it sought volunteers to be part of the delegation.
>
> D. Does the responsible Committee of SCC for DIS 29500 work on
> resolution proposals for all the 3500 comments tabled or - if at all -
> only for the national comments that they submitted?
>
> Answer:  The delegation participates in the meeting process however it
> develops, contributing where it hopes to be useful, and questioning
> where issues need to be clarified.  The objective is to determine if
> Canada should change its current vote or keep its current vote before
> the time that the vote is formally closed, approximately 30 days after
> the BRM.  Certainly all topics discussed would have the potential of
> being of interest to Canada, but one could not answer your question in
> advance of actually being there.
>
> For further information you may also wish to review the BRM FAQ at:
>
>    http://www.jtc1sc34.org/repository/0932.htm
>
> Thank you for your interest in the work.  Please let us know if you wish
> to participate in the Canadian shadow committee for the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC
> 34 subcommittee, and we can forward to you the relevant details.
>
>
> Roz Waddell
> Program Officer, IEC, ISO, JTC1
> Standards Council of Canada
> 270 Albert St
> Ottawa, ON  K1P 6N7
> 613-238-3222
> rwaddell-bQIvYHx8j8w at public.gmane.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Myshrall [mailto:jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org] 
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 7:11 PM
> To: Roz Waddell
> Subject: Please Vote No to OOXML / Information on Our Delegation 
> Importance: High
>
> Roz Waddell Senior Program Officer
>
> Hi Roz
>
> I was given your name to contact in regards to Canada's position. As a 
> very concerned Canadian I am hopeful we continue to vote no to this 
> non-open standard. Would you please forward some information pertaining 
> to the questions below.
>
>    a. Who will represent SCC on DIS 29500 at the Ballot
>       Resolution Meeting in Geneva?
>
>    b. When will the decision on delegates be made and if SCC is
>       aware of the Dec 11 deadline?
>
>    c. Does your national delegates for the BRM are independent enough
>       from Microsoft?
>
>    d. Does the responsible Committee of SCC for DIS 29500 work
>       on resolution proposals for all the 3500 comments tabled or - if
> at
>       all - only for the national comments that they submitted?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> John Myshrall
> Mississauga Ontario, Canada
>
>
>   

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